HRCG

What HRCG does

HRCG (HR Consulting Group) is a boutique executive search and human resources consulting firm founded in 1993 by Olivier Pichot and headquartered in Geneva, with a secondary office in Paris. The firm applies a direct-approach methodology — identifying and approaching senior candidates who are not actively on the job market — and operates exclusively on retained mandates with multinational corporations, international law firms, private banks, sports organizations, healthcare and life-sciences groups, and construction companies across Europe. Its core practice is executive search, with documented placement volume of over 1,000 senior professionals across its 25-plus-year history.

The service portfolio extends beyond search into adjacent professional services: PsyCoaching and analytical coaching under Human Relations Consulting; Personal Branding and Communication Consulting for executives and public figures; Financing and Capital Investment Consulting for entrepreneur-investor matching and succession planning; and Business Consulting focused on law firm client development. Sector specialization is organized into dedicated practices for Law Firm Partners and Corporate Counsel, Private Banking and Wealth Management, International Sports, Life Sciences and Healthcare, and Construction and Civil Engineering. The team is small — 1-10 employees — composed of consultants specialized in interview techniques, a consultant psychologist, and dedicated researchers responsible for candidate identification and pre-selection.

Revenue is generated through professional-services fees on executive search engagements (typically structured as retained or contingency-based placements) plus ancillary consulting fees. Pricing is custom, quote-based, and not publicly disclosed; engagement durations are multi-year and partnership-oriented with first-year integration monitoring. The go-to-market model is enterprise field sales via direct client engagement. The firm is founder-owned and privately held, with no external investors, no funding rounds, and no subsidiaries. The company is not a technology product business; its underlying capability is human-driven advisory work underpinned by a senior-level professional network rather than a software platform or AI tooling.

Name

HRCG

Legal name

HRCG (HR Consulting Group)

Website

https://hrcg.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HRCG is a Geneva- and Paris-based boutique executive search and HR consulting firm specializing in direct-approach recruitment of senior professionals for European law firms, private banks, sports organizations, healthcare groups, and construction companies, supplemented by coaching, personal branding, and capital-introduction services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Strategy & Operating Model Design (BPACAJAA)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Headhunting services
• Human resources consulting
• Personal branding consulting
• Senior recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Executive Search Services: Retained and contingency-based executive search services for senior-level positions. The firm charges fees for identifying, sourcing, and placing candidates in executive and specialized roles across multiple industry sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HRCG is a boutique executive search firm providing direct approach headhunting services for senior executives and specialized professionals across multiple sectors including law firms, private banking, healthcare, sports, and construction. The firm also delivers complementary consulting services in human relations (PsyCoaching), business consulting, financing/capital introduction, and personal branding and communication consulting.

Product overview

HRCG (HR Consulting Group) is a boutique executive search and human resources consulting firm with offices in Geneva and Paris, operating primarily in Europe. The company offers a portfolio of integrated services centered around its core Executive Search (direct approach headhunting) capability, supplemented by Human Relations Consulting (PsyCoaching and analytical coaching), Financing/Capital Investment Consulting, Business Consulting, and Personal Branding services. The firm specializes by sector and function, with dedicated recruitment practices for Law Firm Partners & Corporate Counsel, Private Banking/Wealth Management, International Sports, Life Sciences/Healthcare, and Construction & Civil Engineering. The product portfolio functions as a unified consulting offering where the various specializations serve as practice areas within the executive search framework, supported by ancillary consulting services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive Search Direct approach headhunting service for identifying and recruiting senior executives and specialized professionals across multiple sectors including industry, banking, law, healthcare, and sports.
• Law Firm Partners and Corporate Counsel Recruitment Specialized executive search for placing partners in law firms and group general counsels/senior attorneys in corporations, including cross-border transaction expertise.
• Private Banking / Wealth Management Recruitment Executive search services for private bankers, wealth managers, and private managers for global financial institutions, private banks, and family banks.
• International Sports Recruitment Specialized recruitment for international sports organizations including federations, sponsors, and agencies, covering roles in rights management, sponsorship, sales, marketing, legal, and compliance.
• Life Sciences / Healthcare Recruitment Executive search services for the healthcare sector including hospitals, biotech, medtech, and pharmaceutical companies, recruiting for general management, legal, finance, and specialized medical roles.
• Construction and Civil Engineering Recruitment Specialized recruitment for senior profiles and highly-qualified managers in architecture, construction, real estate, facility management, and industrial engineering sectors.
• Human Relations Consulting PsyCoaching and analytical coaching services designed to address professional challenges including stress management, burnout recovery, and career transitions through psychological support.
• Financing / Capital Investment Consulting Facilitation of business relationships for entrepreneurs seeking investors, venture capital introductions, and succession planning services for business transitions.
• Business Consulting Client development and business growth consulting for law firms, focused on optimizing recommendation networks and strategic market positioning.
• Personal Branding and Communication Consulting Strategic communication and personal branding services for executives, politicians, and influential personalities, including non-verbal communication mastery and audiovisual signature development.
• Career Success Coaching Multidisciplinary career development assistance including skills assessment, job search support, interview preparation, negotiation coaching, and leadership development.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 high-level candidates and specialists placed
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Boyden: Global executive search firm. HRCG's founder previously led Boyden's Professional Services Practice for Europe, and the firms share overlap in legal, financial services, and professional services executive search.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm. Competes with HRCG for senior partner and C-level placements in legal, financial services, and consumer/industrial sectors across Europe.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with strong presence in financial services, legal, and professional services practices. Directly comparable to HRCG in senior-level executive search but with much broader geographic and functional coverage.
• Korn Ferry: Largest global executive search and organizational consulting firm. HRCG's founder was offered a position at Korn Ferry, and the firm competes directly for senior executive and HR consulting mandates across the same European legal and financial services clients.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm. Comparable to HRCG in senior executive search with strong European heritage, though with significantly broader scale and a partnership-led model.

Direct peers

• Eric Salmon & Partners: European executive search firm specializing in legal, financial services, and professional services. Very similar to HRCG in boutique positioning, sector focus, and cross-border European mandate execution.
• Hedley May: Boutique executive search firm with strong UK and European presence in financial services, professional services, and corporate leadership roles. Comparable to HRCG in boutique scale and senior executive mandate focus.
• Friisberg & Partners: European boutique executive search firm focused on senior placements across financial services, legal, and professional services. Directly comparable to HRCG in size, sector specialization, and European coverage.
• Odgers Berndtson: Mid-sized international executive search firm with strong UK and European presence. Closely comparable to HRCG in scale, boutique positioning, and senior executive search across professional services, financial services, and life sciences.

Regional players

• Norman Broadbent: UK-based executive search and leadership advisory firm. Comparable to HRCG in boutique scale and senior-level executive search, though primarily serving UK and European clients across financial services and professional sectors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hrcg---hr-consulting-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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